http://portablelearner.com/half-notes/time-travel-alternate-history/ A website by Shanta Rohse on learning, technology and design Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://portablelearner.com/half-notes/time-travel-alternate-history/#comment-2055 Shanta Rohse Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:13:16 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2008/02/time-travel-alternate-history/#comment-2055 Good question. For as long as there has been formal education, there has been criticism, so the seeds for departure would not be hard to find. A good place to start might be when at the turn of the 20th century when adult learning became systematized. Edward Thorndike who held low opinions of lectures. Or maybe, because lectures are often defended on the grounds of efficiency, what about alternative conclusions to Fredrick Taylor's scientific management? Or what about game theory as applied to education? It's only been formalized recently, but a POD could be a game-theoretic insight going back to ancient times. What do you think? Is this the stuff of a riveting story? Good question. For as long as there has been formal education, there has been criticism, so the seeds for departure would not be hard to find. A good place to start might be when at the turn of the 20th century when adult learning became systematized. Edward Thorndike who held low opinions of lectures. Or maybe, because lectures are often defended on the grounds of efficiency, what about alternative conclusions to Fredrick Taylor’s scientific management? Or what about game theory as applied to education? It’s only been formalized recently, but a POD could be a game-theoretic insight going back to ancient times. What do you think? Is this the stuff of a riveting story?

]]> http://portablelearner.com/half-notes/time-travel-alternate-history/#comment-2052 John Birmingham Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:27:33 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2008/02/time-travel-alternate-history/#comment-2052 Good list. Here's a question, though. How far back in time do you need to take your story or your point of departure for it be alternate history. Good list. Here’s a question, though. How far back in time do you need to take your story or your point of departure for it be alternate history.

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